Tuesday, the men's individual competition began, and Malinin again starred by beating out all the competition with a score of 108.16 to enter Friday's finale with a five-point lead over rival Japan's Yuma Kagiyama. France's Adam Siao Him Fa also had his best skate of the season, sitting in third place heading into the free skate.

MILAN (AP) — It seemed only fitting that Ilia Malinin was the first one to get his Olympic gold medal after the U.S. successfully defended its team title by holding off the Japanese on Sunday night in the three-day competition at the Milan Cortina Games.

Ice dancing falls under the broader umbrella category of figure skating, though there are several differences between the two Olympic sports

U.S. speed skater Jordan Stolz won Olympic gold in the 1,000 meters, setting a world record time in the process. All eyes will be on Jordan Stolz at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Wednesday.